diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipmembership.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipmembership.nim
index 82157f9db4..998e8cea49 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipmembership.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipmembership.nim
@@ -36,34 +36,55 @@ suite "GossipSub Topic Membership Tests":
 
   # Addition of Designed Test cases for 6. Topic Membership Tests: https://www.notion.so/Gossipsub-651e02d4d7894bb2ac1e4edb55f3192d
 
-  # Simulate the `SUBSCRIBE` event and check proper handling in the mesh and gossipsub structures
-  asyncTest "handle SUBSCRIBE event":
+  # Generalized setup function to initialize one or more topics
+  proc setupGossipSub(
+      topics: seq[string], numPeers: int
+  ): (TestGossipSub, seq[Connection]) =
     let gossipSub = TestGossipSub.init(newStandardSwitch())
+    var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+
+    for topic in topics:
+      gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
+      gossipSub.topicParams[topic] = TopicParams.init()
+      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
+
+      for i in 0 ..< numPeers:
+        let conn = TestBufferStream.new(noop)
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerId = randomPeerId()
+        conn.peerId = peerId
+        let peer = gossipSub.getPubSubPeer(peerId)
+        peer.sendConn = conn
+        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peer)
 
-    # Ensure topic is correctly initialized
+    return (gossipSub, conns)
+
+  # Wrapper function to initialize a single topic by converting it into a seq
+  proc setupGossipSub(topic: string, numPeers: int): (TestGossipSub, seq[Connection]) =
+    setupGossipSub(@[topic], numPeers)
+
+  # Helper function to subscribe to topics
+  proc subscribeToTopics(gossipSub: TestGossipSub, topics: seq[string]) =
+    for topic in topics:
+      gossipSub.PubSub.subscribe(
+        topic,
+        proc(topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
+          discard
+        ,
+      )
+
+  # Helper function to unsubscribe to topics
+  proc unsubscribeFromTopics(gossipSub: TestGossipSub, topics: seq[string]) =
+    for topic in topics:
+      gossipSub.PubSub.unsubscribeAll(topic)
+
+  # Simulate the `SUBSCRIBE` event and check proper handling in the mesh and gossipsub structures
+  asyncTest "handle SUBSCRIBE event":
     let topic = "test-topic"
-    gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
-    gossipSub.topicParams[topic] = TopicParams.init()
-    gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
-      # Initialize gossipsub for the topic
+    let (gossipSub, conns) = setupGossipSub(topic, 5)
 
-    var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-    for i in 0 ..< 5:
-      let conn = TestBufferStream.new(noop)
-      conns &= conn
-      let peerId = randomPeerId()
-      conn.peerId = peerId
-      let peer = gossipSub.getPubSubPeer(peerId)
-      peer.sendConn = conn
-      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peer) # Ensure the topic is added to gossipsub
-
-    # Subscribe to the topic
-    gossipSub.PubSub.subscribe(
-      topic,
-      proc(topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
-        discard
-      ,
-    )
+    # Subscribe to the topic (ensure `@[topic]` is passed as a sequence)
+    subscribeToTopics(gossipSub, @[topic].toSeq()) # Pass topic as seq[string]
 
     check gossipSub.topics.contains(topic) # Check if the topic is in topics
     check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len() > 0 # Check if topic added to gossipsub
@@ -71,38 +92,16 @@ suite "GossipSub Topic Membership Tests":
     await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
     await gossipSub.switch.stop()
 
-  # This test will simulate an UNSUBSCRIBE event and check if the topic is removed from the relevant data structures but remains in gossipsub
+  # Simulate an UNSUBSCRIBE event and check if the topic is removed from the relevant data structures but remains in gossipsub
   asyncTest "handle UNSUBSCRIBE event":
-    let gossipSub = TestGossipSub.init(newStandardSwitch())
-
-    # Ensure topic is initialized properly in all relevant data structures
     let topic = "test-topic"
-    gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
-    gossipSub.topicParams[topic] = TopicParams.init()
-    gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
-      # Initialize gossipsub for the topic
-
-    var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-    for i in 0 ..< 5:
-      let conn = TestBufferStream.new(noop)
-      conns &= conn
-      let peerId = randomPeerId()
-      conn.peerId = peerId
-      let peer = gossipSub.getPubSubPeer(peerId)
-      peer.sendConn = conn
-      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peer)
-        # Ensure peers are added to gossipsub for the topic
+    let (gossipSub, conns) = setupGossipSub(topic, 5)
 
     # Subscribe to the topic first
-    gossipSub.PubSub.subscribe(
-      topic,
-      proc(topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
-        discard
-      ,
-    )
+    subscribeToTopics(gossipSub, @[topic]) # Pass topic as seq[string]
 
     # Now unsubscribe from the topic
-    gossipSub.PubSub.unsubscribeAll(topic)
+    unsubscribeFromTopics(gossipSub, @[topic]) # Pass topic as seq[string]
 
     # Verify the topic is removed from relevant structures
     check topic notin gossipSub.topics # The topic should not be in topics
@@ -113,35 +112,21 @@ suite "GossipSub Topic Membership Tests":
     await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
     await gossipSub.switch.stop()
 
-  # This test ensures that multiple topics can be subscribed to and unsubscribed from, with proper initialization of the topic structures.
+  # Test subscribing and unsubscribing multiple topics
   asyncTest "handle multiple SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE events":
-    let gossipSub = TestGossipSub.init(newStandardSwitch())
-
-    let topics = ["topic1", "topic2", "topic3"]
-
-    var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-    for topic in topics:
-      # Initialize all relevant structures before subscribing
-      gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
-      gossipSub.topicParams[topic] = TopicParams.init()
-      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
-        # Initialize gossipsub for each topic
+    let topics = ["topic1", "topic2", "topic3"].toSeq()
+    let (gossipSub, conns) = setupGossipSub(topics, 5) # Initialize all topics
 
-      gossipSub.PubSub.subscribe(
-        topic,
-        proc(topic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
-          discard
-        ,
-      )
+    # Subscribe to multiple topics
+    subscribeToTopics(gossipSub, topics)
 
     # Verify that all topics are added to the topics and gossipsub
     check gossipSub.topics.len == 3
     for topic in topics:
       check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len() >= 0
 
-    # Now unsubscribe from all topics
-    for topic in topics:
-      gossipSub.PubSub.unsubscribeAll(topic)
+    # Unsubscribe from all topics
+    unsubscribeFromTopics(gossipSub, topics)
 
     # Ensure topics are removed from topics and mesh, but still present in gossipsub
     for topic in topics:
@@ -152,7 +137,7 @@ suite "GossipSub Topic Membership Tests":
     await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
     await gossipSub.switch.stop()
 
-  # This test ensures that the number of subscriptions does not exceed the limit set in the GossipSub parameters
+  # Test ensuring that the number of subscriptions does not exceed the limit set in the GossipSub parameters
   asyncTest "subscription limit test":
     let gossipSub = TestGossipSub.init(newStandardSwitch())
     gossipSub.topicsHigh = 10 # Set a limit for the number of subscriptions